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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-06-08
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Secretary Farchld says there is no ne
cessity for an extra session of Congress.
The Treasury Department yesterday is
sued warrant for the payment of :40O 600
on account of pensions.
British imports during May decreased
Il 100000, and exports increased 100000,
compared with the corresponding month
last year.
The Northeastern Railroad Co. offers
$3.50, 900 more than the sum offered by John
Wanamaker for the privilege of building an
elevated railroad in Philadelphia.
The welcome extended Cardinal Gibbons
upon his return to Baltimore yesterday, was
never e1ualed in this country in spontaniety
and magnitude by any ever accorded a
Catholic prelate.
Broncho Bill and Red Shirt visited the
House of Commons last night in war paint.
They were presented to Baron de Worms,
who asked them what they thought Of Par
lament. Red Shirt replied that he did not
think much of it, and that laws were passed
much quicker in his country than in Eng
land.
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ADestructivc Water Spout.

PITTsBURG, June S-A special from
Johnslown, Pa, says The flood yester,
day was caused by water spout west OF
Hooversville, Somerset county, village on
the line of the Somerset and Cambria rail-
road. The village was entirely under water
and the destruction of property is great.
Many thousand logs belonging TO the La
trobe Lumber Company, passed here yescr-
day. The bridges above here were carried
of. KernvilIe bridge was partly destroyed.
The one at CoopeTs lale was entirely swept
away, as was the one Mt Won Lannon's, near
town. The destruction OF property is
enormous. hut the amount cannot he ascer-
tanned now. AZ Hooversvile the work
of the flood is appalling. Upwards Of twenty
residences were washed ofltheir foundations
and deposited on the ground. At least 100
families in this borough alcne lost every
thing in the lower story and cellars Of their
houses The water having subsidized, the
scene to-day is one of decentralization and
ruin. Yards and streets are blocked with
debris and rubbish; houses filled up with
water-soaked goods and mud and multi
tudes of women and children standing about
weeping and mourning over their ruined
homes. Mrs. d. J. Morrell, relict of Hon.
D. j. Morrell, died from heart disease about
~ o'clock last night, produced, it is sup
posed, by excitement caused by tho water
surrounding her house and being several
feet in the lower story. Col. James NJ.
Cooper, wealthy and influential citizen, Of
Coopersdale, also dropped dead from over
excitement. He and Mra. Morrell were
each about G5 years of age. number of
other deaths from the floods are reported,
but the rumors lack confirmation"
In Conemaughborough, Grubbtown,
Worthwhile, Minersville, Cambria City and
Coopersdale the same scene is presented
and it ia estimated in the suburbs and this
city 205 people were temporarily rendered
homeless and depeadent for shelter on the
charity Of their more fortunate neighbors
No estimate can be made of the damage at
present, bat it is thought that it will reach
$l5G,000 in this vicinity alone. No lives, so
far as known were lost
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-06-08
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence of the Alexs. GAzE1

l6pSVlSt COTE6SpOuueuCoo VI luo AioAo. NANAA %
WASHINGTON, D. c.. June s, 1887.
A personal friend of Senator Riddleber.
ger, now here, says the Senator will can
vass the Valley counties next fall for the
republican candidates for the legislature
therein, with the understanding, however,
that they shall not, if elected, support Gen.
Malone for the .. s. Senate. Mr.. Grand
staff, one of the Senator's strong supporters
in his own county, who has been holding q
temporary messengers place in the Senate,
has been written for to come here. and will
be nut on the list of permanent messengers.
The positions filled by Grandstaff and
Strayer, another messenger, are the only
TWO in the Senate that have been given to
the Senator.
Mr.. Randall, while at the Capitol to-day,
was asked by the GAZETTE's correspondent
what he thought of the plans of the proposed
ship Pocahontss, which he went to Alexan-
dris to see short time ago. He replied
that he was much pleased with it and had
gone to see it for the purpose of helping it
as much as possible, and had invited the
correspondent of Philadelphia newspaper
to go with him to write it up and let the
PhiladeIphians know about it. He said q
plan by which speed of twenty-five miles
an hour could be obtained for an ocean
steamer should be promoted by all means,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-06-08
Tl,e Enecfs orStrikes.

CHICAGO, June S.-The coke at the North
Chicago rolling mills is exhausted ana the
fires will be banked this evening, and over
600 men will be thrown out of work in con-
sequence. There is still sufficient quanti'
ty of pig iron to keep the balance OF the
works running for week, by which time it
is hoped the strike at the mines will have
ended. Should it still continue the entire
works will have to suspend operations, and
$500 men in all will be out of work.
ST. PAUL MIMI, June S.-The LOO car
penters wno are on strike now for nine
hours to constitute days labor, held meet
ings last evening, at which they reiterated
theis determination to hold out until their
demand is accceded to. The contractors
held meeting and passed resolutions fixing
ten as the number of hours TO constitute a
days labor, calling on citizens and officials
to sympathizo with them in this action, and
expressing determination not to yield an
ZACH to the demands ofthe men. The build
ing operations all over the city are practically
suspended, 80 far as carpenter work is con-
cained
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letter from Fauquicr.

Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazctc.)
ORLEAN, Va, June edward Hirst
the oldest son of Mr.. Mason Hirst, who acct
dentally shot himself while handling a load
ed pistol several daysago, and who had so fal
recovered as to be able to walk about, was
attacked on yesterday by vicious dog be.
longing to his father and severely bitten in
several places in the calf OF his leg
Mr.. Crenshaw, who lives near Rector
| town, preached in the NJ. T.. Church at this
place on yesterday and administered the
Lords supper to the commandments of that
church.
The wheat crop, which was promising q
few days ago, has been invaded by the fly
and joint worm and badly damaged, and
will not possibly make half crop. The
early sowing will make an average crop.
Unfortunately, however, but few crops were
sown early. We believe late sowing is and
has been the secret of the failure in the
wheat crops in this and other sections for
the last several years. One thing is certain,
and that is unless wheat is sown in
time to get good growth in the fall fail.
ure will inevitably follow; as our winters
are so long and severe, large percentage is
winter killed. Farmers as rule, however,
profit less by experience than any other
class of people in the known world. Good
stands Of corn were secured from the first
planting, some fields have been plowed and
thinned, but the wire and bud worm are
playing sad havoc with great many fields;
in some instances, after thinning, they had to
be furrowed out and replanted. Atpresent to
the larger number Of our farmers the out.
look is indeed gloomy one; with losing
prices on cattle and partial. if not entire
failure in wheat crops in many sections, one
can scarcely imagine what the outcome
will be. For example, one of our fertilizer
agents informed US that out of thirty three
thousand dollars, due in bank October last,
for fertilizers, not more than fifty per cent.
had been paid, and the notes for present
crops will be due in short while.
DEXTER.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-06-08
TERRIBLE CRIME.-Frederick Hermann

TERRIBLE CRIME.-Frederick Hermann
aged 35 years, employed as helper in an
iron mill, in Pittsburgh, Pa, Sunday after.
noon killed his little daughter, aged 19
months, beat his wife until he thought her
dead, and then cut his throat. Hermann,
who has been married for several years, is
member of the Evangelical Lutheran
Church. lis wife is a Catholic, but on
questions Of faith they have managed to
agree until quite recently. Mrs. Hermann
had made no objection to the baptizing OF
The Two eldest children in the Evangelical
Lutheran faith, but she, few weeks ago,
determined 10 have Lizzie, the baby, bap-
liZed into her church. She took the little
enc to Il priest about two weeks ago while
tho father wns at the mill, and had
tho ceremony performed. The father
was ignorant OF this until Saturday,
told him of it. When his work was done
he went to his home, called his wife to
his side, and made her sit on his knee. His
manner WAS more than usually afiectionate
until he asked her if she had had Lizzie
bspiiz.d into the Catholic Church. His wife
answered in the Affirmative, when lie told
ava Nh't ~ hho hoh n question: Vi Iu0 utdtu
OF one Of them. He aroae and went toward
tho cupboard for knife, when Mrs. Her
mann jumped out of the window. He fol-
lowed her and hit her on the head with a
brick until she became insensible. He then
returned to the house and, going to the sec
ond story bedroom, where Lizzie was sleep
ing in cradle, took up razor and cut her
throat almost severing the head from the
b0dv Eiliino tha LITTLE m hafora oh a ,ol,a
Hethen went to window, held his head out
side and cut his own throat from ear to ear
a neghbor, Jos. Kesaner, ran to the house
and was let in by Hermann, who then lay
down on the bed. He has written several notes
in German. In them he says he was deceived
by his wife. He also says he has forgiven
her now. A minister is with him, and he ia
reading his Bible and hymn book, awaiting
death, which will result from loss of blood.
Mrs. Hermann is in critical condition and
may die.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-06-08

SHOCKING OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES the reve-
lations made by the Pail Mall Gazette and
the passage of the Criminal Law Amend
ment bill, the public have believed traffic
in children to be impossible. A case in the
Lambeth Police Court has, therefore, caused
a universal sensation of horror. Edward
Brocknell and three women were arrested,
charged with keeping houses of il-repute
and with having procured for their patrons
scores of girls FROM ten to fourteen years of
age. The prisoners and their victims were
all OF humble rank, and the evidence so far
adduced proves that the seducers of the girls
belonged to the same class. The govern.
ment will prosecute the prisoners, all of
whom were remanded. Detective Stevens,
who is in the employ CT the Refofma:ory
and Refuge Union. and who has taken
principal part in the bringing to light ofthese
crimes, states that during the last four years
he has rescued four hundred girls between
the ages of four-and- a-half end fourteen years
from lives of crime.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-06-08

MR.. CoRCoRAN BETTER.-Mr. Corcoran's
house in Washington yesterday was throng-
ed with visitors. Secretary Bayard, George
Bancroft, the historian. members of the var
ious foreign legations, and other distinguish
ed callers, were among the visitors. Drs.
Lincoln and Hagner were piled with ques-
tons all day They both stated that MIR.
Corcoran's trouble was paralysis OF sensa.
ton. The left arm and leg were affected
These members had no sensation hut had
the power to move themselves. The numb
ness, however, still prevails, and the patient
feels as if those parts really did not belong
to him. Mr.. Corcoran's mind is quite clear,
and he was bright and cheerful all day.
The doctors say that he may, or may not,
be fully restored to health. A hope is en-.
tertained that second shock will not take
place. The numbness will likely continue
for several days. and the doctors do not
seem to apprehend any danger. Yesterday
afternoon and evening the distinguished
patient rested well. His grandsons,
George and Willie Eustis, are with him. The
former and his wife came from New York
and later in the day Willie arrived from
Harvard College. Nearly all his relatives
ere by his bedside.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-06-08
The Typographical Convention

The Typographical Convention continued il,
session in Buffalo yesterday. The chief orssniz.,
reported thst one important office, the Methods.
Publishing House of Nashville, had been lost 5p,.
ing the year. and that the unions at Carlisle p.
and at Texarkana, Tex, had surrendered that.
charters Tho Knights of Labor were hsnre,
rather roughly for arrogating superiority oyertb.
trades unions The dissolution of the Texartsn.
union is significant. 1t will be remembered the,
much of the disorder brought about by N.
Knights of Labor during the strike on the Mia.
souri, Pacific Railroad centred at that place and
che printers probably seeing the effects OF bepo
subordinated to such an irresponsible orgsDiz.
ton, have returned their charter, thus emspci,.
ting the craft from all tuteary molochs Who g.,
rogatc to themselves power to interfere with pe,
sons endeavor;ng to earn their living aud les4
quiet lives AS anticipated yesterday, the con.
vcntion determined to take no action on the pl.,a
matter gu stion, for two reasons doubtless first
lest the number of delegates from Offices using ,bo
plates should prove too large an element OF. SEQ.
ond, the lobbying brought to bear by the opu,ent
newspaper multipliers, whose receipts Won q la
lessenod materially should the convention order
its constituency to cease working where resdy.sst
matter is used hence the cancer which ,pr,a
ually destroying the prospects OF those depend.
emit upon type setting for an existence will be Al.
lowed another year at least in which to extend il.
roots. And what seems most remarkable is tina
fact that papers, the bulk of the work on which i.
done away from home at nominal cost, are in -
many Instances reform organs" and pirate much
about down troddcn mechanics. There ia al this
timo pubished-or, more correctly speaking dis
tributed in We tern city twelve psge daily
paper which is made up almost entirely OF stereo.
typed blocks which are manifOded elsewhere and
sold to any publisher who will buy them at a re.
duction of shout four 6fths on the cost of type.
setting. Strange to say, this is tabor organ
too, and started in the interests of working peo
pie, and the editorial columns of which contain liz
tie else than essays on the dignity and rights ofthe
toiling masses. paper was at one time diitrib.
uted in Alexandria not one line of which was set 10
here. The press work and everything connected
with its publication was done elsewhere Another
malignant sore the typographical convention seem;
10th to disturb at this session is the long.con.
tinued complaint urged against certain Sunday
papers in the large cities, the proprietors of which
have most of them set up by boys at halEprice
during the week, and employ few men Saturday
nights to finish up
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-06-08
a9Q@zSzg II
TO.DAY's TELEGRAPIEIC NEWS.
Foreign News.

BERLIN, June S.-The Strasburger Post
denies semi. officially that Prince Won Ho'
henlohe vii resign the Governor Generalship
OF Alsace Lorraine A bill WAS presented in
the Reichstag yesterday to regulate munich
pal appointment in Alsace-Lorraine.
An explosion of fire damp has occurred in
coal nit at Gelsenkirchen, in Westphalia.
The bodies of Al persons killed by the explo'
sion have been recovered, and II mo!e are
believed TO be dead.
If the result of DIR. Mackenzio's examine
ton of the Crown Princes throat is favor
able the Prince will start for London on
Saturday. From there he will got Tho Isle
of Wight, where he will make quite long
stay.
ROME, June S.--Crowds cfpersons arrived
at Caprera yesterday 10 commemorate the
anniversary ofGarbaldi's death. They laid
wrealhs on his tomb and visited his house.
Many veteran Garibaldians who were among
The visitors were deeply affected.
LONDON, June S.-The French Govern
ment has informed French ambassadors
abroad that France cannot assent to the
Anglo Turkish convention except as a basis
for negotiations.
1t is expected that the Irish land bill will
reach the House of Commons next week,
and that the Government will ask the second
reading of that measure before taking up
the final stage of the crimes bill. Lord
Harrington will speak at Manchester on the
9th inst with reference to Mr.. Gladstone's
proposal for conference.
dispatch TO the Cologne Gazette from
St, Petersburg says that NJ. Saburofl and NJ
Tati, chef, formerly Russian Ambassadors
ut Berlin, have been dismissed from the
diplomatic service of Russia for publishing
secret official documents in connection with
the controversy between the North German
Gazette and the Russian Press, and that Ed
itor Katkof of the Moscow Gazette. has
been reprimanded for publishing the docu-
ments.
In The House of Commons to day "a bill
enabling the Manchester ship canal COM
pany 20 raise portion Its capital by the
issue of preference shares passed It's first
reading.
VIENNA, June San exceptionally
stormy winter and numerous heavy snow.
falls account to large extent for the pres
ent disastrous floods in Hungary. Ii is
stated that no amount Of dyke inspection
can prevent the occurrence of floods in The
Thesis valley until the government under
takes the regulation of the Danube at the
iron gates provided for in the treaty OF
Berlin.
CAIRO, June S.-The Mahdi, at recent
council of war at Omdermann, decided to
refrain from making attacks on the frontier
because such hostiities would prolong the
English occupation.
DUBLIN, June S.-The gunboat Banteer
took the sheriff of county Glare, and body
OF police to Glare Island, where thoy evictcd
twelve tenants. The scenes witnessed
while The writs of eviction were being exc
cuted were deplorable.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-06-08
EXANDRIA.
WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE 8.

AND NOW the U. 8. Courts have crushed
tbe "coupon crusher," so that people VINO
owe property or license taxes to Virginia.
can not only pay the same by simple ten
der of Virginia coupons, whether they be
received or not, but can do go with lmpuni'
tv az all the State treasurers and common
wealth's attorneys, and tne auditor and at
torney. general of the State, are epJolned
and restrained from sueing or proceeding
against them in any way therefor. NO
wonder the treasurers are thinking apo".
resipuing, when the State says they Small
mt receive coupons, and when the natlonal
government Gays that mere tender OF cou-
mons is q legal payment of tax bills, ana re-
lieyes the tenderer of all his pecuniary o.
LEGATIONS to the State. Ia view OF THIS con-
di,iou of affairs, would it not have been IN
finitely better for the State if the legislature
had agreed to the creditors proposal, wnicn
was that the sum total of the annual amount
of interest to be paid them should be lew
Thousand dollars more than the amount the
LEGISLATURE said she could afford to pay !
There may be reason in the various meas
ures the legislature has adopted "a means
by which to repudate Virginia's debt but
il there be, it is unrecognizable by people OF
ordinary understanding, who know that the
creditors hold Virginia tax-recelvable cou'
pons, and have the support of the highest
court in the land and that that court has the
whole power Of the entire nation to enforce
its mandates.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-06-08

MR HENRY GEORGE opposes the existing
protective tariff. In that opposition, al
least, he ia wise and practical, no matter
how fearfully cranky he is on the land cues
ton. The only conceivable reason why
protective tariff should receive popular sup
port would be that it enhanced the price O
labor. But that it does not do so is proved
By the two glaring facts that the poorest
maid laborers in this country are those EN-
ployed in the most protected industries, and
that there is rs much difference between the
wages in different States of the Union at
there is between those of this and of foreign
countries. Demand for labor, not tariff
is what enhances wages.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-06-08
Sudden DeatI..

ITHACA, n. Y, June S.-Mrs. Mary Out
water White, daughter of the late Peter
Outwater, of Syracuse, N. Y, and wife of
ex.President Andrew d. White, of Cornell
University, fell dead after leaving the break.
fast room to day, OF paralysis of the heart.
She was aged 81 years.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-06-08

THE CRUSADE the knights of labor have
commenced against liquor, wine and beer
has caused large secessiens from their ranks
especially of the German members, who
don't relish the idea of being deprived OF
their national beverage. Some of the Irish
and Catholic members of the order are also
said to be leaving it in New York, on ac-
count of the George and McGlynn theories
some of it's leaders have adopted, and of the
treatment those leaders have accorded Mir.
OBrien. This is free country, and love Of
personal freedom is as strong among inteli'
gent knights of labor IS among any other
class of free American citizens.
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A farmer near Phoenix, A. T., not lon

a farmer near Phoenix, a. T., not long
since discovered, while digging well, the
skeleton offs man of gigantic size. The &C.
count as given by the Herald of that place
says the thigh bones of the skeleton were
nearly four feet in length. Close to the
bones was huge war club of mesquite or
iron wood, in a perfectly preserved state.
The find was placed on exhibition in shop
of the town and attracted great interest.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-06-08

ArTHE RECENT election 10 Stauuton those
of the liquor men who had followed Gen.
Malone out of the democratic party, came
back to it, because the leading Mahoneites
had at the previous election supported the
''dryn ticket. Politics are very uncertain in a
country where every man has the right to
vote bY ballot.
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Assassinafed.
cainel.

OZARK, Mo-, June S-About two o'clock
in the afternoon of yesterday Bob Meadow s,
an old citizen of Christian county, was shot
and instantly killed by an unknown assas'
sin secreted in the woods. 1t is not
thought that the killing of Meadows grew
out of the Bald Knob troubles.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-06-08
The Sharp Hurry

New YORK. Juue S-The work Of secur-
ing jury to try Jacob Sharp was continued
this morning. The sixth seat was the only
vacant one, and il was filed shortly after
noon by placing Wm. r. Mead in the box.
The prosecution then stated that they were
satisfied with the people as il stood.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-06-08

Mr.. AYERS, attorney genera! of the State,
wants to know, you know, and twenty-five
years after the close of the war, too, which
is the stronger, Virginia. or the entire nation
of which she is small part. Well, he'll
soon obtain the information he seeks. 1t is
hoped that the other State officials may
learn from his experience the utter inutility
of opposing the inevitable.
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withdrawn.

CONCORD, n. H., June Sex Senator F.
S. Rollins has withdrawn from the Senate
rial canvass and will not be candidate in
the caucus. 1t is claimed that majority of
his supporters will go to Chandler.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-06-08

Upon being questioned as to the reason OF
her leaving her former place, a yonDg girl
in search of situation as nurse explained
that, one day, while nursing the child of her
employer at window out OF which she was
watching street music;an, che nhsent
mindsdly threw out lie chiI.! ia the place
of some money she was given TO throw
down to the player. The questioner thought
she did not require the girls services.